Gum Industry's Rise From $55 Start to $1 Million Weekly
The chewing gum industry began in 1860 with a $55 outlay and now Americans spend about $1,000,000 weekly on gum. The fact highlights rapid growth and enduring consumer demand across decades.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1947
Page
5
Territorial flips shape Iowa history
The land now known as Iowa passed through several hands before joining the United States. It started as Spanish territory in 1763, returned to France in 1801, then became part of the Louisiana Territory and finally the U.S. in 1803.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Spain
France
Louisiana Territory
United States
Denmark
Norway
Cigs and Nuts Shape Trade Ties in Postwar Scandinavia
Swedish and Danish Norwegian business relations hinge on small luxuries like American cigarettes mixed nuts and coffee. War shortages drive barter and gifts as ships of value, with Danish Norweigan travelers trading currencies and gifts to access scarce goods. Customs officers show leniency for genuine need but crack down on profiteering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Nordness
International News Service
Stockholm
INS
Scandinavia
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Europe
Paris
War Brought Heavy Sale Of Volumes
In Salt Lake City J P H Pafford head of the University of London Library says wartime book sales in England were phenomenal Libraries busier than before and books sold at astonishing rates He notes British libraries suffered great losses from bombings losing about 150000 books and some evacuated volumes were destroyed while replacements have been made but storage for libraries remains a problem
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
INS
University of London
England
J. P. H. Pafford
Pafford
Bristol
Veteran Movie Actor Harry Carey Dies at 69
Hollywood mourns Harry Carey longtime silent western star and 300 film veteran died at his Brentwood home at age 69 after a year of illness. Coronary thrombosis listed as cause with family noting a recent black widow spider bite may have worsened his condition. Carey widow Olive Golden Carey and children Harry Carey Jr. and Ella Carey Taylor were at his bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Harry Carey
Brentwood
Olive Golden Carey
Harry Carey, Jr
Ella. Carey Taylor
Homer Cummings Recovers From Gall Bladder Operation
Former Attorney General Homer S. Cummings aged 77 is reported to be recovering at Doctors Hospital after a gall bladder operation on Saturday. A hospital spokesman said he is resting comfortably but his condition remains serious as he battles pneumonia and an acute infection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Homer S. Cummings
Doctors Hospital
Roosevelt
Cummings
Paul F. Dickens
Man Held Following Death Of His Wife In Laurens
Laurens South Carolina, Sept 23 A 40 year old man John Howell is jailed as coroner's jury reviews autopsy results in the death of his 37 year old wife Carrie Troutman Howell. The couple, parents of seven, were found at their rural home with deputies reporting the wife unconscious and badly beaten and conditions suggesting possible poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurens
S. C
John Howell
Laurens County
Carrie
Troutman Howell
Weir
Howell
Icelandic Horses Run Wild After Past Export Ties
Iceland maintains a growing population of wild horses that once were shipped to England for work in the mipes and now roam freely. A tiny radio tube about the size of a grain of rice has been developed by the National Bureau of Standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iceland
England
The
National Bureau of Standards
Miracle of Growth exhibit opens at Chicago museum
In Chicago the Museum of Science and Industry debuts The Miracle of Growth showing prenatal through adult development with a transparent pregnant figure as its central symbol. University of Illinois contributed models by Thomas S. Jones and the medical illustration staff, as Dr. Arnold Gesell of Yale stresses formative years from seven to ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Museum of Science and Industry
University of Illinois
Thomas S. Jones
Medical School
Arnold Gesell
Yale Clinic
Spinning Mills Run at 112.9 Percent of Capacity in August
The Census Bureau reports cotton spinning during August operated at 112.9 percent capacity on an 80 hour week with two shifts. Spindles in place were 807 000, with 21 197 000 active at some time that month. Active spindle hours totaled 9 034 000 000, averaging 379 hours per spindle in place.
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Washington
Census Bureau
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